Weebles Wobblog in a nutshell

I named my blog after that preschool toy because I sometimes wobble but I don't fall down.

Writing is a way to make me aware. Living mindfully is both my journey and my destination.

I've journaled faithfully since I was 17, and I can now look back and see interesting patterns and divine guidance. The major transitions in my life tended to come with a twist.

• In the 1990s, there were twists in the way I met and married Roger (involving comedy improv and a DiamondVision scoreboard)
• In 2001, there were twists in the way I became mom to Tessa (involving a dying man’s vision and a batch of cookie dough during labor)
• In 2003 there were twists in how I became mom to Reed (involving a battle and a blizzard).

The twists are all good. They make me realize that I have always been on the best path possible, even though there were moments that I was sure that wasn't the case.

Besides my quest to live mindfully, I write here about open adoption, adoptive parenting, spirituality, and 1970s trivia. I spoke at Blogher08 about Adoption/Loss/Infertility (ALI) issues and I am the Examiner for Open Adoption. I founded ColoBloggers for Coloradoans in the ALI community, and I am a Mile High Mama Blogger.

I am passionate about de-freakifying open adoption for people considering this path to parenthood. Tessa’s firstmom and I teach speak at adoption agencies on how (and why) to create successful open adoptions. Our adoption stories are told at Drama 2B Mama.

Crystal and I are also available in person or by phone for open adoption consulting and coaching.

If you are a media professional and wish to speak with me about open adoption or about any of the topics on my blogs, please email me. I would be happy to help you with your story.

Credits:

• The header design represents the body's 7 major chakras and us as "spirits in the material world" -- a bridge that joins matter (the body) and energy (the spirit). It is by Lisa Brown-Olsen. Her work is featured online at Green Mountain Yoga.
• Chicklet made this blog look good. I am eternally grateful that she shared her talent with me.

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